Match Discussion: Round 23 vs Knights @ Campbelltown Stadium

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NRL 2019 - Round 23
Wests Tigers v Newcastle Knights
Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah (TICKETS)
Saturday 24 August 2019

Gates 3pm / Jersey Flegg 3:15pm / NRL 5:30pm

1. Corey Thompson 2. Robert Jennings 3. Paul Momirovski 4. Esan Marsters 5. David Nofoaluma 6. Benji Marshall 7. Luke Brooks 8. Thomas Mikaele 9. Josh Reynolds 10. Oliver Clark 11. Luke Garner 12. Chris Lawrence 13. Ryan Matterson
Interchange: 14. Matt Eisenhuth 15. Elijah Taylor 16. Alex Twal 17. Michael Chee-Kam 18. Tommy Talau 19. Chris McQueen 20. Sam McIntyre

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Hymel Hunt 3. Sione Mata'utia 4. Tautau Moga 5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 6. Mason Lino 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. David Klemmer 9. Danny Levi 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 12. Mitchell Barnett 13. Josh King
Interchange: 14. Kurt Mann 15. Herman Ese'ese 16. Jacob Saifiti 17. Aidan Guerra 18. Jamie Buhrer 19. Chris Randall 20. Bradman Best 21. Tim Glasby

Referees: Adam Gee, Jon Stone
Sideline Officials: Adam Cassidy, Rickey McFarlane
Video Referees: Jared Maxwell, Ben Lowe

Feeder club info
Wests Tigers: Western Suburbs Magpies (NSWRL: Canterbury Cup), Wests Tigers (NSWRL: Jersey Flegg Cup U20s)
Knights: Newcastle Knights (NSWRL: Canterbury Cup, Jersey Flegg Cup U20s)
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[The unknown]

Knights. Too many injuries

 

[Vic Mackey]

Knights. Too many injuries

Yep

Farah
Liddle
Aloiai
Matulino
Packer
Mbye
Fonua

6 or 7 of our first choice 17 out. Glad Reynolds will get a run but your 3 most experienced props out against 3 Origin middles will be too tough.

We’ll fight but ultimately go down

 

[Tiger05]

Injuries are killing us aren't they. We also have no dummy half. We have fallen apart at the end of the year.

 

[Tiger Ted]

Very unlikely we will win more than 1 game over the final 3 rounds.

 

[Front-Rower]

Yep

Farah
Liddle
Aloiai
Matulino
Packer
Mbye
Fonua

6 or 7 of our first choice 17 out. Glad Reynolds will get a run but your 3 most experienced props out against 3 Origin middles will be too tough.

We’ll fight but ultimately go down

To be fair only 3 maybe 4 of those listed above have played consistent first grade this year; Farah, Aloiai, Mbye and you could maybe include Matulino.

 

[Vic Mackey]

To be fair only 3 maybe 4 of those listed above have played consistent first grade this year; Farah, Aloiai, Mbye and you could maybe include Matulino.

Well 6 of the 7 Were injured when they were in first grade

Plus it makes me feel better when we inevitably end our season on Saturday

 

[Tiger05]

To be fair only 3 maybe 4 of those listed above have played consistent first grade this year; Farah, Aloiai, Mbye and you could maybe include Matulino.

Those are big losses though and especially as Liddle is out as well.

 

[The Charlatan]

Nothing to lose, heaps of players out, fans totally disinterested for the rest of the year while they make plans for last minute overseas trips in September.

We'll probably win it.

 

[The unknown]

Jeez the timing of Nathan Brown announcing his departure is a bit weird, considering they can still make a solid finals push

Hopefully they're off because of that

 

[Tiger05]

I reckon Madge has named the best team he can. I hope Jennings finds some form.

They still look better than us but they looked good on paper last time we played them and we won.

 

[Fordy20]

I'd argue that the best team possible does not include the slug, but only having one prop named outside the run-on side shows the problems we are having with injuries.

 

[Choiboi]

Would have thought he would keep talau in?

 

[The unknown]

Interesting we only named 20, tells me we probably applied special exemption for Soni Luke to come up, what's the bet we don't get permission cause we are the wests tigers

 

[Fordy20]

If we weren't shown any leniency when we had Cory Patterson and Sitalika Akaoula playing on the wings, I doubt we will now

 

[benched tiger]

F#@& me, how on earth is the slug in first grade ?

 

[Vic Mackey]

F#@& me, how on earth is the slug in first grade ?

It’s been said on another forum that Maguire has put Momirovski to center as Ponga generally attacks to the left and they trust his defence over a rookie in Talau

 

[Tiger Ted]

It’s been said on another forum that Maguire has put Momirovski to center as Ponga generally attacks to the left and they trust his defence over a rookie in Talau

This would make sense as the kid was found wanting in defence in his debut last week although I’d still prefer him over the oxygen thief Jennings

 

[Tiger05]

It’s been said on another forum that Maguire has put Momirovski to center as Ponga generally attacks to the left and they trust his defence over a rookie in Talau

Talua didn't look anything special in that first hit out. His defence looked suspect as well. He may come good as it's only early days but I reckon Madge has picked the best team he can.

The issue is that the team isn't that good even though it's probably the best Madge can pick.

 

[The unknown]

Talau played about as good as he could as a rookie playing against some of the best players in the world targeting him all game.

I respect madges decision though and hope it's the right one